With all the hyperbolic reviews of gear, I find it hard sometimes to quantify how important various components of a hifi setup are to achieving the best sound possible.
What do you spend the bulk of your budget on, and what can you get away with skimping on until you’ve got extra cash lying around, to get those diminishing returns on the last few % of upgrade for your rig?
source pretty much can bottleneck the entire setup but its the easiest thing to acquire. after that headphones become the most important by a large margin because dac and amp exist only to support the headphones that need them